Get a family uniform

One way to build relationships, and have fun in challenging times

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:03):
Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.
Good Morning. This is Laura, Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.
Today's tip is to get a family uniform, Particularly if
you're spending a lot of time at home these days,
having some sort of matching outfit or accessories that you

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share with the people you love can make you feel
like you're on the same team. This past Christmas, I
decided to buy my entire family matching pajamas. My goal
at the time was just to take one of those
cute Christmas morning pictures people post on Instagram, but since
we were expecting another baby soon after Christmas, elected to

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buy pajamas that weren't completely Christmas ee so the baby
could wear his pear once he was born. The pajamas
are just non season specific festive, a navy blue henley
top trimmed in red, and fuzzy pants with a snowflake pattern.
This turned out to be a good choice because my
entire family and I include my husband and myself in

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that statement, have kept wearing these pajamas all winter long
and into spring. We don't sit down and decide to
wear them on the same night, but it's always fun
to see which other family members have chosen them. On
any particular evening, we nod and smile and note the
family jammies. This was fun in January and February, but

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has proven particularly nice as we wound up in the
house to gather twenty four seven starting in early March.
If we're going through all this, at least we're going
through it together as a family in team jerseys. If
you're spending a lot of time with your family these days,
you might also enjoy having a family uniform. Pajamas are

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great because, well, let's face it, we're spending a lot
of time in our pajamas and it's an easier cell
to get people to wear something comfortable. But you could
choose a matching family T shirt or baseball cap. A
matching family fleece would keep you warm on chilly nights.
Matching slippers might be fun too, and no one's going
to see them when you're on zoom calls all day,

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so you could keep wearing them all day long. Even
your chosen family such as roommates, might want to get
in on this. It's fun to feel like a team
during tough times with the folks you're living with. A
uniform can also help you establish a connection with far
flung family too. Send Grandma the family t shirt and

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then everyone wears it as you face time each other.
It's not the same as being there in person, but
it reminds you that you're in this together. Do you
have any sort of family uniform. I'd love to hear
about it. You can email me at Before Breakfast podcast
at iHeart media dot com. In the meantime, this is Laura.

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Thanks for listening and here's to making the most to
our time. Hey, everybody, I'd love to hear from you.
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Thanks so much, I look forward to staying in touch.
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